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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7353642 | Concrete slab system with self-supported insulation A concrete slab system with self supported insulation and method of making same which comprises a poured-in-place concrete slab with an insulation board held by metal or plastic C channels. The insulation is held in place on both sides by C channels. The C channels ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7272914 | Steel joist A joist suitable for use in a composite concrete floor is disclosed. The joist comprises a top chord, a bottom chord; and a vertically extending intermediate web having a top end secured to the top chord and a bottom end secured to the bottom chord. The top chord co... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7155866 | Cementitious exterior sheathing product having improved interlaminar bond strength The present invention provides exterior building products, such as roofing and siding, shake, shingles, siding, sheathing, panels, planks, vertical siding, soffit panels, fencing, decking, fascia, corner posts, column corners and trim boards in which a plurality of ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7017314 | Apparatus and method for composite concrete and steel floor construction A composite floor system comprises a system of joists, where each of the joists has a top chord, a bottom chord and a web, including tension and compression members in the space between the top chord and the bottom chord and secured to the top and bottom chords, and... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6871462 | Composite action system and method The present invention provides a composite action system and a method for fabricating the same to meet OSHA safety requirements and allow for welding off the work site. An improved structural system achieves the desired composite behavior by providing one or more st... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6708459 | Sheet metal stud and composite construction panel and method A composite construction panel having a thin panel of concrete material and a reinforcing grid of sheet metal studs with embedment portions which are actually embedded into the concrete panel, each of the studs having a web, main web openings through the web, a righ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6698148 | Demountable modular floor for watertight raised decks A demountable modular floor for watertight raised decks consisting of a plurality of modularly assemblable composite slabs made of steel sheet and concrete, provided with a drainage system for collecting and conveying the rainwater between the slabs, wher... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6691470 | Concrete building module roof form with I-beam and support apparatus A composite roof form includes first, second and third upright building walls laterally connected to define an interior building space, wall upper end segments of the at least a first upright building wall, a second upright building wall and a third uprig... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6598357 | Concrete building module roof form and support apparatus A composite roof form includes first, second and third upright building walls laterally connected to define an interior building space, wall upper end segments of the at least a first upright building wall, a second upright building wall and a third uprig... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6128878 | Portable storage building with concrete floor and method of assembling and moving same A concrete floor of a portable storage building is made for one or more storage units with each unit including a floor made through use of a single pair of mold sections or a plurality of pairs of mold sections interconnected for multiple storage units. E... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6112482 | Floor and ceiling structures A composite floor or ceiling structure which comprises a profiled steel deck supported by a plurality of I-section steel beams each having an upstanding web bordered by upper and lower flange plates and covered in situ with concrete. The deck comprises a ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5941035 | Steel joist and concrete floor system A concrete floor system includes the use of sheet metal pan or decking and sheet metal z-shaped closures sitting upon low profile open web steel joist providing a non-structural or structural concrete brake above the walls forming vibration damping and so... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5930965 | Insulated deck structure There is provided a self-supporting insulated deck structure for buildings whereby the deck can be constructed inexpensively and efficiently and can attain a desirable fire rating in addition to improved sound absorption properties. The self-supporting in... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5809724 | Construction panel and method of constructing a level portion of a building A construction panel for use in the erection of buildings comprising a panel of castable construction material of predetermined thickness, and having first and second sides; a plurality of structural members, reinforcing the panel on one side, at least so... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5704181 | Dissymetric beam construction An improved structural framing system and associated method for constructing same wherein a specially configured dissymetric steel beam is horizontally disposed and supported between adjacent vertical columns erected on conventional foundations. The dissy... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5653077 | Adjustable floor joist support system A floor joist support system for extension between foundation walls of the building structure employs a generally channel-shaped joist support member having slots arranged at spaced intervals and extending horizontally between a pair of foundation walls. ... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5595034 | Grid assembly with improved form pan for use in grid reinforced concrete decks and method of manufacturing same A grid assembly, and method for use in manufacturing a grid reinforced concrete deck, including a plurality of longitudinally extending main beams in parallel spaced relation, each of the main beams having a plurality of longitudinally spaced slots therei... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5544464 | Composite steel and concrete floor system An improved steel and concrete floor system in which a corrugated steel deck is supported on shelves fixed to the sides of parallel spaced joists. Each joist has a top chord forming a shear connector to cause composite action to occur between the joist an... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5526623 | Structural beams A pre-cast reinforced concrete structural beam comprises an upstanding web (136) and at least an inwardly directed flange (138) at the base of the web, the face of the web which is innermost in use and/or the upper face of the flange having surface irregu... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5509243 | Exodermic deck system An exodermic deck for structural floors including bridge floors, road beds, pedestrian walkways, or the like, comprises a composite structure of a grid component and a top component. The grid component is preferably made of steel and includes a plurality ... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5220765 | Space frame structure A space frame structure comprises an upper rectangular grid of structural members, a lower grid of structural members and interconnecting members joining the grids together to form a space frame. A concrete layer is poured on to shuttering carried by lowe... | 06/22/1993 |
| 4700519 | Composite floor system A composite floor system includes a plurality of joists, each having a top and bottom chord and a web in the space between the chords. The top chord is formed with a pair of horizontally extending legs and at least one vertical leg. The top of the web is ... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4653237 | Composite steel and concrete truss floor construction A steel and concrete secondary truss type framing member, steel deck concrete floor construction in which the top chord of the truss is formed in the shape of a modified "I" section having an upper flange, web and lower flange with a generally flat upper ... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4592184 | Composite floor system A composite floor system includes a plurality of joists, each having a top and bottom chord and a web in the space between the chords. The top chord is formed with a pair of horizontally extending legs and at least one vertical leg. The top of the web is ... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4507901 | Sheet metal structural shape and use in building structures A sheet metal structural shape for use as a stud or mullion in wall construction or a purlin or sub-purlin in deck construction which is symmetrical about a vertical bisecting plane having a central vertical web, two diagonal legs projecting downwardly fr... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4454695 | Composite floor system A composite floor system includes a plurality of joists, each having a top and bottom chord and a web in the space between the chords. The top chord includes a pair of angle bars, each having a vertical leg of differing heights and a horizontal leg. The t... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4274239 | Building structure This invention relates to a sheet metal structural shape for use in building construction having a generally box shape with outwardly extending flanges at one end of the substantially parallel sides and inwardly extending flanges at the other end of the p... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4267678 | Insulated roof structure A poured concrete insulated deck structure comprising a series of parallel sub-purlins having horizontal flanges extending outwardly at the lower portion of the sub-purlin, a temperature resistant, moisture permeable formboard resting on flanges between a... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4151694 | Floor system The system is preferably for use in building construction where concrete floors can be poured in place. The components of the system comprise parallel arranged joists preferably each constructed from three pieces to form an I-beam joist, bracing channels ... | 05/01/1979 |
| 4120131 | Building structure This invention relates to a sheet metal structural shape for use in building construction having a generally box shape with outwardly extending flanges at one end of the substantially parallel sides and inwardly extending flanges at the other end of the p... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4102102 | Nonwelded metal grating Each one of a plurality of parallel horizontal beams has longitudinally spaced vertical slots extending transversely through it, with the lower wall of each slot formed by the top of the free end portion of a tongue struck out of the beam. Resting on thes... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4048777 | Building deck structure A sheet metal structural shape for use as a stud or mullion in wall construction or a purlin or sub-purlin in deck construction which is symmetrical about a vertical bisecting plane having a central vertical web, two diagonal legs projecting downwardly fr... | 09/20/1977 |
| 3965641 | Sheet metal structural shape and use in insulated decking structure and method A sheet metal structural shape for use as a purlin or sub-purlin in deck construction which is symmetrical about a vertical bisecting plane having a central vertical web, two legs projecting downwardly from the bottom of said web at an angle of about 45°... | 06/29/1976 |
